Climate
As Yalta lies to the south of the Crimean Mountains and within an amphitheatre of hills, the climate is very mild. Yalta has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) that closely borders on a mediterranean climate. In February, the average temperature reaches 4 °C (39 °F). Snow is rare and what snow the city does receive thaws quickly. In July, the average temperature reaches 24 °C (75 °F). The average annual precipitation is 612 millimetres (24.1 in), most of it being concentrated in the colder months. The sun shines approximately 2,169 hours per year. Since the city is located on the shore of the Black Sea, the weather rarely becomes extremely hot due to the cool sea breezes. The average annual temperature for Yalta is +13 C (56 F).
| Climate data for Yalta, 1981-2010 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.5 (83.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
39.1 (102.4) |
39.1 (102.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
1.6 (34.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 76 (2.99) |
60 (2.36) |
51 (2.01) |
33 (1.3) |
34 (1.34) |
36 (1.42) |
31 (1.22) |
46 (1.81) |
41 (1.61) |
53 (2.09) |
68 (2.68) |
83 (3.27) |
612 (24.09) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 109 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 74.4 | 81.2 | 136.4 | 180.0 | 235.6 | 285.0 | 316.2 | 291.4 | 234.0 | 167.4 | 99.0 | 68.2 | 2,168.8 |
| Source #1: pogoda.ru.net | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Hong Kong Observatory | |||||||||||||
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